Vehicle-wheel.



No. 774,411. PATENTBD NOV. 8, 1904. H. W. ADAMS, JR. VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 8,1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. ADAMS, JR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A COR- PORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,411, dated November 8, 1904.

Application filed March 16, 1904.

1'0 (all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. ADAMS, Jr., a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in VehicIe Wheels, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention contemplates an improved. construction whereby the features of more effectually preventing the pneumatic tire from working loose on the channel-iron, permitting considerable variation in the size of the tire and the thickness of the felly without changing the size of the clamping-bolts and nuts, and protecting the screw-threads of said bolts and nuts against dust and mud may be advantageously and efiectively combined in a vehiole-wheel adapted more particularly for use on automobiles.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a full-sized cross-section of a wheel constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective of one of the clamping-bolts, and Fig. 3a perspective of thenuts and Washers for said bolt.

My invention comprises a pneumatic tire A, preferably of the clencher type, a channeliron B, a felly C, and clamping-bolts D, extending through the channel-iron and felly, each clamping-bolt having a head CZ engaging and holding the base portions (0 of the tire in place on the channel-iron and each clampingbolt having also relatively large and small threaded portions, the relatively small or reduced end portion (Z being of substantial length and the relatively large portion 6Z2, which extends through the channel-iron and felly, being preferably flattened to fit a similarly-shaped hole 6 in the channel-iron, so as to insure accurate adjustment of the bolt-head relatively to the tire, each bolt thus formed with threaded portions of different diameters being held in place by means of a clamping-nut E screwed upon its larger diameter and clamping or bearing upon the washer F, said washer having an elongated opening G fitting the flattened sides of the bolt and each clamping-nut being formed with a sleeve extension 6, said extension being Serial No. 198,387. (No model.)

preferably provided with a smooth u nthreaded bore 6 and each clamping-nut being locked in place by a lock-nut H, having a closed outer end it, preferably polygonal and adapted to be engaged by a wrench, the combined length of the lock-nut and the sleeve extension on the clamping-nut being greater than the length of the smaller diameter of the bolt and the said sleeve extension being adapted to extend more or less over the smaller diameter of the bolt, according to the thickness of the felly.

I find that with a construction ofthis character the various parts are easily and accu- 'rately assembled in place and held together without danger of working loose and without liability of dust or mud entering the screwthreads and that the thickness of the felly and the size of the tire may vary considerably withoutnecessitating any change in the size of the bolt and nuts.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A vehicle-wheel comprising a suitable felly, a pneumatic tire supported on said felly, a clamping-bolt holding the tire in place and extending through the felly, said bolt having relatively large and small diameters, a clamping-nut screwed upon the larger diameter of the bolt and formed with an extension, and a lock-nut screwed upon the smaller diameter of the bolt and bearing against the extension on the clamping-nut, said lock-nut being closed at its outer end, the combined length of the lock-nut and said extension being greater than the length of the smaller diameter of the bolt, and said extension being'adapted to extend more or less over the smaller diameter of the bolt, according tothe thickness of the felly, substantially as shown and described.

2. A vehicle-wheel comprising a felly having an opening, a channel-iron provided with an opening registering with the opening in the felly, a pneumatic tire seated-in said channeliron, a clamping-bolt extending through the channel-iron and felly and provided with a head engaging the base portions of said tire, said bolt having relatively large and small diameters, the larger diameter being flattened longitudinally for some distance and thereby fitting said opening in the channel-iron, a Washer fitting the flattened larger diameter of the bolt and bearing against the telly, a clamping-nut screwed onto the larger diameter of the bolt and bearing against said Washer, said clamping-nut having an unthreaded sleeve extension, and a lock-nut screwed upon the smaller diameter of the bolt and bearing against the said extension on the clampingnut, said lock-nut being closed at its outer end and provided With a polygonal portion, the combined length of said lock-nut and extension being greater than the length of the smaller diameter of the bolt, and said sleeve extension being adapted to extend more or less over the smaller diameter of the bolt, according to the thickness of the telly, substantially as shown and described.

Signed by me, at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, this 10th day of March, 1904:.

HENRY W. ADAMS, JR. Witnesses:

SEVERENUS B. CHABoWsKI, WM. A. HARDERS. 

